Parts of I-74, Route 8 to see lane closures

EAST PEORIA — The left lane of eastbound and westbound Interstate 74 will be closed Thursday from just west of Pinecrest Drive to Camp Street in East Peoria.

Closures will begin at 8:30 a.m. and are scheduled to be completed by mid-afternoon. They are necessary for crews to complete light tower maintenance, according to the Illinois Department of Public Works.

> IDOT also said motorists should expect intermittent lane closures on Illinois Route 8 from Summit Drive in Sunnyland to Legion Street in Washington beginning Thursday and continuing through the end of May. The closures are necessary to complete landscaping work.